parkin

British

/ ˈpɑːkɪn /

noun

(in Britain and New Zealand) a moist spicy ginger cake usually containing oatmeal

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Etymology

Origin of parkin

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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Artist, fashion designer, broadcaster and writer Molly Parkin, who has died aged 93, was one of Wales' most colourful personalities.

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She was married twice - to art dealer Michael Parkin and artist Patrick Hughes.

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"I was 22, he was 52," Parkin recalled in a BBC Desert Island Discs interview.

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"It was very religious," Parkin recalled.

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Parkin was encouraged to paint and write by her grandmother, who she was closest to.

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